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Drones pummel Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast

Drones struck Russia’s Leningrad Oblast on the morning of August 14, sparking a fire at the Ust-Luga port, regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko reported.

14 August, 08:57 AM

Ukraine confirms hit on marine oil terminal in occupied Feodosia

Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi confirmed a strike on the Marine Oil Terminal in occupied Feodosia, saying the facility was hit in an operation reported on Apr. 8.

8 April, 02:38 PM

Russia partly restarts Ust-Luga oil flows after drone strikes disrupt key Baltic hub

Russia’s Baltic Sea oil port of Ust-Luga partly resumed operations after several days of downtime caused by Ukrainian drone attacks, Bloomberg reported on April 5.

6 April, 10:34 AM

Drones target Moscow, Leningrad, Yaroslavl oblasts

The Russian Federal Aviation Authority, Rosaviatsia, imposed temporary flight restrictions at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, and Tunoshna Airport in Yaroslavl Oblast overnight in response to a drone attack, the Astra Telegram channel reported on April 3.

3 April, 09:27 AM

Ukrainian attacks will force Russia to cut oil output

Cuts to Russian crude oil output are now inevitable because Ukrainian attacks have reduced Russia’s export capacity by about 1 million barrels a day (20% of total capacity), Reuters reported on April 2.

2 April, 08:39 PM

Video appears to show strike on Ust-Luga, a key Russian oil export hub

Footage said to show a strike on the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast on the night of March 31 has surfaced online after the Ukrainian Telegram channel Supernova+ published it on April 2.

2 April, 11:21 AM

Leningrad drone strikes cut Kremlin oil revenue by $1 billion

Ukrainian drone strikes on the oil terminals at Primorsk and Ust‑Luga sharply reduced Russia’s oil exports last week and already cost the Kremlin $1 billion in lost revenue, Bloomberg reported on March 31.

1 April, 12:17 AM

Serviceman names three factors behind success of strikes on Russia’s Ust-Luga port

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces serviceman Oleksandr Musienko said drones have been successfully striking Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, including the port of Ust-Luga, for a seventh consecutive day, speaking on Radio NV on March 31.

31 March, 12:37 PM

Drones hit Russia’s Ust-Luga port in seventh straight night of attacks on Leningrad Oblast

Drones attacked Russia’s Leningrad Oblast again overnight into March 31, damaging infrastructure at the port of Ust-Luga in the seventh consecutive nightly strike on the region.

31 March, 10:57 AM

Ust-Luga oil berth destroyed after drone strikes, satellite imagery shows

Satellite photos show that one oil-loading berth at the Russian Baltic Sea terminal in Ust-Luga has completely burned down, Dnipro OSINT Telegram channel reported on March 27.

28 March, 02:48 AM

Planet Labs photos confirm mass fire and smoke at key Russian Baltic oil export hub

A massive fire engulfed the Russian port of Ust-Luga following another drone attack, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on March 27, citing Planet Labs satellite imagery.

27 March, 02:10 PM

Photos confirm devastation at Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port

Ukrainian open-source intelligence (OSINT) channels verified photos and confirmed a large fire at the Ust-Luga oil terminal in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast after Ukrainian drones attacked the facility on March 25.

25 March, 10:12 PM

Russian Baltic ports resume partial operations after drone attack

Russia’s Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port has resumed loading crude oil after a Ukrainian drone strike targeted the area on March 23, while nearby Primorsk remains closed, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.

23 March, 09:06 PM

Russia halts oil exports via Baltic ports after drone attack

Russian ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea have temporarily halted transshipment of crude oil and petroleum products following a drone attack, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter on March 23.

23 March, 03:57 PM

Greek tankers carrying Russian oil spotted near St. Petersburg

Despite European Union sanctions aimed at curbing Russia’s oil trade, tankers registered in Greece have been spotted at a Russian port on the Baltic Sea coast, Finland’s Yle reported, citing data from the MarineTraffic tracking service on Dec. 13.

14 December 2025, 03:39 PM

Ukrainian drones strike Gazprom’s Ust-Luga complex

Ukrainian drones struck the Gazprom Ust-Luga gas processing complex in Russia on the morning of Aug. 24, according to OSINT analysts from the CyberBoroshno group.

24 August 2025, 10:50 AM

Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker detained in Estonia with helicopter support

Estonia detained the Kiwala oil tanker, which was en route from India’s Sikka port to Russia’s Ust-Luga, according to Commodore Ivo Värk of the Estonian Naval Forces on April 11.

11 April 2025, 03:55 PM

Russia cuts petroleum exports via seaports by 3.3% in January 2025

Russia cut petroleum product exports through its seaports by 3.3% to 10.43 million tons in January 2025 compared to January 2024, The Moscow Times reported on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 04:56 PM

Finland deploys patrol planes over Gulf of Finland after Russian tanker incident

The Finnish Border Guard deployed patrol aircraft over the Gulf of Finland after an incident involving the Koala tanker carrying fuel oil in Russia’s Ust-Luga port, the agency said on X on Feb. 10.

10 February 2025, 10:59 AM

Oil tanker carrying 130,000 tons sinking in Russia’s Ust-Luga port

A 130,000-ton oil tanker began sinking in Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast following a series of explosions in the ship’s engine room, the Telegram channel Baza reported on Feb. 9.

9 February 2025, 05:34 PM

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